Valiha (plant)

Valiha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Genus: Valiha
S.Dransf.
Species

V. diffusa
V. perrieri

Valiha is a bamboo genus in the tribe Bambuseae found in Madagascar. The genus is named after a musical instrument, the valiha, which was formerly constructed from the culms of this plant.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Valiha and Cathariostachys, Two New Bamboo Genera (Gramineae-Bambusoideae) from Madagascar. Soejatmi Dransfield, Kew Bulletin, Vol. 53, No. 2 (1998), pp. 375-397

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